Cultivating implement



P. N TORRES CULTIVATING IMPLEMENT Filed Dec. 11. 1925 INVENTOR. 11m 76pm. BY d I A ERNIE);

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'AzpplicationjledDecember 11,1925. ser al No. 74,7 2 11 This invention relates generally toagricultural implements used in preparingfground, the invention having more.particular. ref-er- .ence to a novel type of plow. The invention has for an object the provision of. an improved plow which will act more efficiently in breakingv up theisoil. i

A further object of the invention, 1s

ilag pico'videdas shown on the accompanying drawing, .tO flllOWl the implement proper ,to accommodate itselfkto rocks, stones, or other. 1mmovable objects which may be encountered.

Thegplzow.zsh ares ll tand i'15 are attached tothe bases 232by Imeansof the bolts 33- and -.34:. carrying HI1lltS.;.35s;ElIld.- .36. respectively.

the; provision of; an; agricultural implement Fig. 1 of the drawing is a side elevational' view of my improved plow.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View line 22 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a front View of the left hand plow share, taken on theline 3'3 of Figure 2.

Fig. & is a rear view of the left hand plow share, taken on the line 4.-4 of Figure 2. a

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on'the line 55 of Figure 4.

As here embodied my improved plow comprises briefly suitable wheels 10 rotatively taken on the T he-iitidge has. superposed slots 37 anld :38 arranged therein in which the bolts 33 and 34 are displaced for allowing an adjustment of the plowshares 14 and within certain limits in vertical direction as well as in horizontal arrangement.

As illustrated the plow shores 14 and 15 are upwardly curved to form shells, as indicated on the accompanying drawings, and are so curved as to form a left hand and right plow share, the ridges 23 on the bases and 21'being at an angular position and mounted on an aXle 11 and having attached thereto a seat 12 and a beam 13. As a means of raising and lowering the plow shares 14 and 15, I have provided the lever 16'with the locking rod 17 engaging with the sector 18 to which is attached the supporting rod 19.

The implement proper, according to the invention, comprises the bases 20 and 21, endat the front into sharp contours, as designated by the number 22, on the accompanying drawing. It carries a ridge 23 to which is attached the plow shares 14 and 15, being left hand and right hand respectively. The bases 20 and 21 having a suitable means of attaching same to the vertical rods 24 and 25 respectively, such as desig nated by the number 26, on the accompany ing drawing, and which comprises square apertures 27 and 28 to accommodate the ver-.

tical rods 24 and 25 respectively, and set screws 29 and 30 respectively, or any similar locking device. The springs 31 and 32 be converging at their front extremities, as shown in Figure 2 of the accompanying drawing. I

It will be evident that the implement above described can effectively be used for the plowing of ground, and although I have shown my device as horse drawn, it can be operated by hand. I

While I have above described the preferred form, construction and arrangement of the several elements employed, it will be understood that the device is nevertheless susceptible of considerable modification therein, and I therefore reserve the privilege of resorting to all such changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Haying thus described my invention, what I cla1m as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. A plow comprising a frame, a depending rod slidably mounted in said frame, an angular base member adjustably mounted on said depending rod comprising a substantially flat bottom member provided at its forward end with a sharpened point and a side member disposed at an inclination to said bottom member provided with communicating superimposed slots, a dished share adjustably mounted on said inclined member, and fastening means comprising bolts disposed in openings in said share adapted to extend through said slots, said bolts being adapted to be moved. from one of said slots to another thereof for adjusting the positionvof said share relative to said base member.

2. In aplow, an angular base member comprising a substantially flat bottom member provided at its forward end with a sharpened point and an inclined side member disposed at an inclination to said bottom member provided with spaced longi-' tudinal slots, a dished share having openings therein in registrationwith said slots, said share positioned with its convex surface adjacent the inclined side of said base member, and bolts extended through the opening in said share and the slots in said inclined member foradjustably securing said share to said base member, said share being adapt- .ed to be extended vertically with respect to said base member and secured in extended position by positioning the holes in said share in registration with the upper slots of said base member.

3. In a plow, an angular base member comprising a bottom member and a side member disposed at an inclination to said bottom member provided with superimposed longitudinal slots and a share having openings therein adapted to receive bolts for adjustably attaching said share to said inclined side member, said share being adjustable longitudinally of said side member by movement of said bolts in said longitudinal slots and extensible vertically with respect to said base member by engagementof said bolts 111 adgacent superimposed slots.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my 

